... 3905insT and1 717-1G>A(1),K710X(1), M1101K(1), Q39X(1), P5L(1), R553X(1); R553X andR553X(1); G542X and T5(3), G542X(1); Q542X and3 732delA(2); N1303K and2 347delG(1), 2789+5G>A(1); 1199delG andR560S(1) ... computation and statistical evaluation In order to present individual values of lung function numerically and independent of gender, age and growth status, all lung function data were expressed as standard ... Sputum and throat swabs were obtained at each follow-up visit and cultured for various bacterial species including H influenzae, S aureus and P aeruginosa [46] Sampling, transport, culture and identification...
... fixed effects including age and herd-year-season of calving (natural trimester); s is as vector of random sire effects and e is a vector of random residuals, and X and Z are incidence matrices ... the hot and humid summer and a lower reproductive performance, and the relationship between the winter and the less humid period from January to April and the best results for CSi, CRi and SGi ... Reyes (1985) for several environmentalfactors The main genetic parameters were reported by Guerra et al (1987), whereas some aspects on genotypic x environmental interaction and its role in the estimation...
... juiciness, granulosity and hardness, and by equatorial diameter The fourth factor accounts for a further 11% of the variability, and consists in the Asn, Ser, Glu and Thr amino acids, and in skin resistance ... Sorrento ascorbic and fumaric acids, and two agronomic traits, fruit number and polar diameter, while the sixth was dominated by two biochemical traits (His amino acid and malic acid) and one sensory ... represented as a function of factors PC1 and PC2, and PC1 and PC3 Figure 4A shows the two-dimensional principal component score plot using the first two score vectors, PC1 and PC2, which account for...
... dietary factors in the UK in 2010: IV Salt DM Parkin 16 The fraction of cancer attributable to lifestyle andenvironmentalfactors in the UK in 2010: Summary and conclusions DM Parkin, L Boyd and ... cancer attributable to lifestyle andenvironmentalfactors in the UK in 2010 R Peto S38 S57 S1 Cancers attributable to overweight and obesity in the UK in 2010 DM Parkin and L Boyd S49 CONTENTS Copyright ... Attributable to Lifestyle andEnvironmentalFactors in the UK in 2010 Authors Dr D Max Parkin with Lucy Boyd Professor Sarah C Darby David Mesher Professor Peter Sasieni and Dr Lesley C Walker with...
... families and clones varied between 26 and 37, 22 and 47, and 17 and 139, respectively The distribution of parents across trials (No parents/ No trials) was 26/6, 5/5, 1/4, 5/3, 4/2 and 4/1 For ... of genetic effects for individual genotypes, I1 and I2 are identity matrices (with orders ft and ct, respectively, where f, c and t are the numbers of full-sib families, clones and trials) and ... variance heterogeneity on genetic evaluation, predictions of breeding values and selection outcomes were obtained from BM and from analyses assuming constant additive geneticandenvironmental variances...
... polymorphisms in candidate genes for asthma/atopy have been identified Linkage and candidate gene studies in asthma and atopy Linkage studies Results from linkage studies (genome-wide searches and candidate ... (longitudinally) for both the environmental setting and disease expression may be required to test for interactions between genetic variants and non -genetic influences However, recent genetic studies support ... quantifying and characterizing environmental risk factors for atopy (including onset and length of period of exposure) make these studies a challenge Very high numbers of affected and unaffected...
... selection and crossbreeding experiment with laying hens I Background and general outline Acta Agric Scand 29, 273-286 Liljedahl LE, Gavora JS, Fairfull RW, Gowe RS (1984) Age changes in geneticandenvironmental ... 419.8 hens per generation and line, bred from an average of 18.6 sires and 112.8 dams, were used for estimating genetic parameters and variance components within each line and generation Data from ... generations for the variances and covariances estimated and to get reasonably small standard errors for the parameters involved, values presented are means and standard errors calculated over...
... alleviation, food security and improved natural-resource management andenvironmental sustainability Pinstrup-Andersen and Pandya-Lorch (1995) have argued forcefully and persuasively that agricultural ... RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY Pinstrup-Andersen and Pandya-Lorch (1995) further maintain that agricultural research and technological improvements are crucial to increased agricultural productivity and ... expand agricultural research in and for developing countries and to invest in agricultural development will make poverty eradication and alleviation a more elusive goal (Pinstrup-Andersen and...
... of the ligands have different affinities for antagonistic proteins and HSPG molecules and that these associations in turn regulate how, when, and where the 126 Hackenmiller et al ligand is transported ... B., De Jesus-Escobar, J M., and Harland, R M (1996) The Spemann organizer signal noggin binds and inactivates bone morphogenetic protein Cell 86, 599–606 56 Chang, C and Hemmati-Brivanlou, A (1998) ... stumps of chick embryos and reactivation of Msx-1 and Shh expression in response to FGF-4 and ridge signals Mech Dev 55, 119–131 56 Li, S., Anderson, R., Reginelli, A D., and Muneoka, K (1996)...
... three latent, or unmeasured, factors: additive geneticfactors (a2), shared environmentalfactors (c2) or dominant geneticfactors (d2), and non-shared environmentalfactors (e2), which also include ... additive geneticfactors (A), shared environmentalfactors (C) and nonshared environmentalfactors (E) was used for VC and FEV The comparisons of variance models indicated that the importance of genetic ... same extent in MZ and DZ twin pairs By calculating similarity within and between MZ and DZ twin pairs, we can obtain information about the importance of geneticandenvironmentalfactors to the...
... by σ2 /σ2 with σ2 = σ2 + σ2 + σ2 and where ˆa ˆT ˆe σ2 , σ2 and σ2 are the variance estimates for additive genetic, random perˆa ˆ p manent environmentaland random residual effects respectively ... (1985) 241–252 418 I David et al [3] Brandt H., Grandjot G., Geneticandenvironmental effects of male fertility of AI-boars, in: 6th World Congress on Genetics Applied to Livestock Production, ... the volume, sperm concentration and sperm motility These traits are affected by environmental, management, physiological status andgenetic effects The principal environmental effects reported in...
... insulin-sensitizing and anti-diabetic effects The overall aim of this thesis was to have a better understanding of the roles of ethnicity, genetic variants and dietary factors in relation to adiponectin and ... on additive and general genetic models were used with different adiponectin forms and metabolic risk factors (log-transformed if necessary) as dependent variable and genotype, age and sex as independent ... existence of interplay between genetics and environment Moreover, early-life environment could regulate fatal and neonatal programming through epigenetic effects and hyperglycemic intrauterine...
... adults will allow us to determine how environmental factors, such as stairs and icy sidewalks, and individual-specific behaviors, such as physical activity level and alcohol consumption, are related ... Figs and 4, and in Table The response rate ranged from 52–100% for the remaining participants 3.2 Slips and trips that did not result in a fall A total of 1495 slips and trips were perceived and ... Prevalence and associated factors Age and Ageing, 17(6), 365–372 CDC Web-based Injury Statistics Query and Reporting System (WISQARS): nonfatal injury reports Chen, H C., Ashton-Miller, J A., Alexander,...
... Xu B and Song J Prevalence and risk factors of overactive bladder syndrome in Fuzhou Chinese women Neurourol Urodyn 2006; 25:717 Teleman PM, Lidfeldt J, Nerbrand C, Samsioe G, Mattiasson A and ... with previous epidemiologic studies Our study also found an association between OAB and hepatitis (OR=2.2, p=0.03) It is uncertain how hepatitis relates to OAB As such additional epidemiologic ... 20:327 Dallosso HM, Matthews RJ, McGrother CW, Donaldson MM, Shaw C and Leicestershire MRC The association of diet and other lifestyle factors with the onset of overactive bladder: a longitudinal study...
... efficiency and renewable investments Conclusions and future work This research evaluates the relationship between environmentaland energy factorsand explores the value in tracking energy andenvironmental ... model, the significant factors contributing to both energy andenvironmental systems are identified By controlling these factors, a balance can be maintained between energy andenvironmental management ... and the EPA standards The factors considered as part of the integrated model for energy andenvironmental management are then divided into dependent and independent variables, and the correlation...
... 9.0) were used for compiling thematic maps and territorial organization maps of land use andenvironmental protection Spatial organization of land use andenvironmental protection 3.1 Territorial ... orientation for spatial organization in land use andenvironmental protection (II.4) Proposing measures for implementing spatial organization in land use andenvironmental protection for each sub-area ... territorial organization of land use andenvironmental protection A system is an assemblage of factors interacting with each other and with the environment through the material and energy flow Any system...
... Status and Associated Factors in Institutionalized Elderly J Nutr Disorders Ther 2:116 doi:10.4172/2161-0509.1000116 Page of measurements were collected, and information referring to the MNA and ... consisted of descriptive analysis and chi-square test, Fisher’s exact test and ANOVA to determine the factors associated with nutritional status, assessed by BMI and MAN In addition, we used multinomial ... activities of daily living and greater dependence on care, including meals and purchase of food [19] The results of the Health, Welfare and Aging in Latin America and the Caribbean Project, which...
... people’s living standards are improving and increasing industrialization and development of more extensive and garbage are making more and more with the increasingly complex composition and diversity ... into production and business decisions of companies According to economic experts, companies need to consider issues of environmental standards in production and supply of goods and services are ... such as Japan, America and Europe, companies need to strengthen research capacity to apply international standards on environment, such as ISO 14000 andenvironmental standards of the market to...